Situational social support groups for information sharing in times of disaster: a case of 2014 floods in Malaysia
The 2014 floods in Malaysia is considered the worst so far in the country history of floods: millions of people were affected, many were evacuated, lives were lost, properties damaged, and facilities and utilities became unusable during this ordeal. The objectives of the study are: (1) to determine...
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Pacific and Asian Communication Association
2018
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/64721/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/64721/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/64721/1/64721_Situational%20social%20support%20groups%20for%20information%20sharing%20in%20times%20of%20disaster.pdf |
| Summary: | The 2014 floods in Malaysia is considered the worst so far in the country history of floods: millions of people were affected, many were evacuated, lives were lost, properties damaged, and facilities and utilities became unusable during this ordeal. The objectives of the study are: (1) to determine the information behavior of the flood victims, (2) to classify the types of social support groups formed during the floods, (i) to determine the characteristics of flood victims who faced losses and received gains from the floods, and (4) to develop a typology for the types of social support groups for various outcomes of the floods. A total of 507 respondents were gathered for the study using a cross-sectional survey method. Three types of social support groups were farmed during the floods: volunteer, kinship, and the public. The victims shared information on losses with the volunteer group the most, followed by kinship and the public. However spiritual gains were shared the most with the victims' kin. Married respondents, with secondary education and those involved in agricultural work gained the most aid from various agencies. |
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